Concrete highway project near Stamford advances toward opening
South Section Of Highway 30 from Stamford to 4 miles north of Anson nears finish with 600 feet left to pour Contractors expect opening to traffic at the Hamlin road junction by this week end The Stamford to Hamlin stretch will open only after concrete sets early January Highway 15 Stamford to Lueders work mostly complete except for a three mile segment near the pump station
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Junior Class to Present Play At The End Of The Rainbow
The Junior Class stages a college life comedy titled At The End Of The Rainbow at City Auditorium on Friday December 21 at 8 00 p m. Cast includes a haughty senior football captain sorority sisters and fraternity brothers and the infamous bad little freshman. Proceeds benefit Junior Class activities and the show is staged and directed by Mrs Dayle Middleton.
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Abilene Visitors Share Weekend Outings
Local residents including Mrs. W V Keith, Mrs L M York, Mr I H Terry and families visited Abilene on Friday. Several couples traveled to Austin, Tyler, Dallas, and Aspermont for business, holidays, and entertainment notably attending "The Singing Fool" and a football game.
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Big Christmas musical program features 300 children
Three hundred pupils from Inter mediate and Central Ward schools perform Sunday evening at the Methodist church under Miss Josephine Abraham. The free show includes violin and vocal solos and carols with a large chorus.
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City buys Elgin motor driven street sweeper
Stamford purchases a new Elgin motor driven street sweeper to replace the horse drawn unit. The machine costs 6500 pounds, delivers dirt to a hopper, and operates at five to six miles per hour sweeping a ten foot wide path.
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Southwest Coaches Extend Line From Seymour to Vernon
The Southwest Coaches will expand service from Stamford to Seymour to Vernon via Lake Kemp starting Saturday December 15. The route adds travel between communities, expanding regional connections and service options for residents.
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Communitymas Tree Event Planned At City Auditorium
Churches and United Charities plan a community Christmas tree at the City Auditorium on Wednesday December 19 at 7 30 p m The event invites all to give rather than receive and gifts for the poor should be items to wear or eat Toys may be included The American Legion donates the tree A committee will direct the program and participants include Rev W C Moffett Mrs H H Pennington and others The program features songs scripture reading a Christmas story and arrival of Santa Claus
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Hassen Welcomes Bride Back From Syria to Stamford
Hassen arrived home last week with his bride Mixa Farida Naief Saab of Shewfat Mount Lebanon. They wed in Mount Lebanon on October 26 and traveled through Palestine before a stormy Atlantic voyage. They are settling at the Stamford Inn and plan Stamford as their permanent home.
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Parents Teachers Association Christmas Program Meeting
On Wednesday afternoon December 19 at 3 pm the Parent-Teachers Association holds its regular meeting with a Christmas program as a feature. Officials state important business will precede the program and all school patrons are urged to attend.
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Thurber Wins City Paving Contract for Streets and Alleys
Thurber Construction Company was the low bidder for approximately two miles of new streets and 101 blocks of alleys in a city council award. The $200,000 project will cost the city about a quarter with three fourths paid by property owners. Brick paving chosen. residential streets use brick on a gravel base, heavy traffic streets use brick on a concrete base, alleys paved with concrete.
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New Lumber Yard Of Penick Hughes Opens
The Penick Hughes Company launches a large lumber yard in a brick 196 by 165 foot building on South Swensen Avenue. Col J J Penick says it is the finest in the region with fir and neoal pine from Washington and oak flooring. Joel V Grimes serves as manager and space will house a paint and hardware department across the alley.
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Stamford Scouts Earn Tenderfoot Badges at Court of Honor
Stamford Boy Scouts Frank Ramey Parker Gardner Thomas Upshaw and Frederick Stewart earned tenderfoot badges at a district Court of Honor held in Anson last Friday night. Scoutmaster R E F Latch accompanied them along with T A Upshaw and J T Medlin. The next district Court of Honor is expected to be held in Stamford soon with many local Scouts anticipated to advance. Mrs W C Tunnel returned Monday from a visit with her sister in Rising Star.
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Terry Makes Fine Record in Insurance Sales
Stamford resident Terry has qualified for the annual Southland Round Up of agents. He also earned qualification for his wife to attend. The company requires $100,000 in business for the agent and $25,000 for the spouse. The event will be in Kerrville from January 10 to 12.
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Christmas Tree Event At Local Schoolhouse
Families and neighbors attended a community gathering for a Christmas tree at the schoolhouse Friday night December 21. Local residents including the McCown and Puryear families joined the event sharing friendship and holiday cheer for the season.
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Tyson Roughtown
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Death of Charles Weasley Stevenson in New Hope
Charles Weasley Stevenson aged TV died at his home in New Hope last Thursday December 6. The funeral was held Friday at New Hope conducted by Rev Edmonds of Anson. Interment followed at Spring Creek cemetery. W N Kinney arranged the services. Stevenson was born in South Carolina on December 5, 1449 and was brother of “Uncle Henry” Stevenson who died three days earlier.
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Daughtry Injured In Truck Crash In Stamford
M M Daughtry, driver of a Stamford Laundry truck, was badly hurt when his vehicle left the road and plunged into a ten foot ditch returning from Reton. He suffered a fractured skull and was taken to Stamford Sanitarium in serious but not critical condition. He cannot recall details, suspects steering gear failure, and was found away from the wreck before being rescued by a traveling salesman.
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Six Thousand Seventy Five Bales of Cotton Ginned This Fall
Six thousand seventy five bales of cotton had been ginned in Stamford from the 192% crop to Wednesday morning. Receipts at the cotton yard totaled 228 bales, compared with 12 476 on the same date last year, figures from Joe Ro Jones, public weigher, show.
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Demonstration of Deco Tope Tere Held Here
A demonstration on the use of a new home décor technique will be given at the Penick Hughes Company in Stamford on December. C B Dooley, a top expert, will show finishes and color trends aligned with the new movement in home décor. The company promotes decorative finishes, brushes, and paints, with a focus on application methods and answering questions.
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Stamford Legion members to visit Anson for annual start
Members of the Stamford post of the American Legion will travel to Anson next Monday night to aid in organizing the post for the new year. The Anson visit substitutes for the regular Stamford meeting, per post commander George Connell.
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Correction Issued for Misnamed Poet Carland Tol Incident
A correction notes that the poet should be Carland Ladd rather than Carland Tol. The error originated in the American publication and is acknowledged as regrettable.
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Sack Supper Benefits Plainview School Equipment
A sack supper is set for Plainview school Tuesday night December 1 to raise funds for community athletic equipment. Journey Johnson was in Abilene on business Saturday. Mrs FP W Riory has returned from several weeks in Waee.
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